Respect yourself. Try to remember that not everything in life can be perfect. You will make mistakes. That's inevitable. But you are not ugly. You will only be ugly when you behave in an ugly way.

It's terrible feeling like an eligible bachelor but no women seeming to agree with you.

Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it cannot be repaired.

What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh...Songwriting is best. It's the hardest-finest-tightest. It also requires the most discipline.

Although I was well past my teenage troubles, our music was specifically designed to lubricate the passage from adolescence to adulthood.

I've learned a huge amount because I've been tested and, more importantly, I've been trusted.

The fact of the matter is, I'm f**king brilliant. Not 'was' brilliant. 'Am' brilliant.